In case you want to know about the PPD files, downloadable via the Adobe website: I sent Adobe an email asking if it is legal to distribute such PPD files in a linux distribution under the GPL. I didn't mention anything about Mandrake. It was just a general question. I hope they will respond to that. I stll believe that redistribution is allowed, provided that the code is not altered, and that the first lines about the copyright remains in the files.
Stew Benedict wrote: > On Fri, 7 Jun 2002, Jeroen Diederen wrote: > > > By the way, all PPD files which are already included in Mandrake are also > > made by Adobe. So I don't know what the problem is to add the missing ones, > > but ok, that is something I leave to you guys. I just wanted to give the > > info that's all. I just hope that people have an easy setup for printers > > like this in the next version of Mandrake. It took me quite some time to get > > it all together. > > And thanks very much for that Jeroen. I looked at the pap script > referenced. I think it would make most sense to include it as part of > cups, as that is the package owning that backend directory. I've written > the script author for his approval, and pending that I'll petition Till to > add the script to the cups package. > > Stew Benedict > > -- > MandrakeSoft > PPC FAQ: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/ppcFAQ.php3 > IRC: irc.openproject.net #cooker-ppc
